NHL cancels September preseason games

The NHL announced in a press release that it has cancelled all September preseason games. So the pain for Flyers season ticket holders has officially begun.

Because of the announcement, the Flyers lose two home games (technically three with a Sept. 26 game against the Maple Leafs listed as a home game even though it’s in London, Ont.) out of three scheduled to be at Wells Fargo Center.

In the press release, the NHL goes on to clarify, “the cancellation of the schedule was necessary because of the absence of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NHL Players’ Association and the NHL.”

Really? You don’t say.

It’s highly unlikely there will be hockey in October either, but if there is the Flyers have four home games that month.